San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-31
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

GLADSTONE says that until the Tory
government settles this Irish question
there Will be no English business trans
acted In parliament. That is about the
| Dimensions OF IL.
THERE Is something mighty suGRes-
| tive ~ this expression OF the Dallas
| Mercury" he Dallas News has It's
ears backed and its heels turned on the
Farmers Alliance"
That charge of using the frank of
| his august iather-ln-lHw holds good
| against GTeVy's sUn-in law. GreVy Will
| resign II Wilson is also found guilty Of
completely IN the decoration scandal.
| lT Was not enough that the southern
| orators should make Rome howl At Ma
con. jackson stopped over In Richmond
| and Gordon TuOs IL In IN ONO. Whom
| the Gods would destroy, they first make
mAd. All roads lead 10 democratic de-
| feat.
SIR WMFRED BLOUNT will not keep his
mouth shut. On his way 10 Luughrea
Jail he addressed the crowds that gath
cred around his carriage, and refused to
cease. Inc police old not dare to gag
nlm, and their only recourse was 10
charge the crowds with clubs and drive
tuem away.
FERDINAND's hat does not fit under his
Bulgarian crown, at least the crown
seems to sit very uneasily on his head.
A reward OF D OUO napOleOns Is offered
for his head by the sClav committee al
Odessa. Ferd stu keeps II on his should
ers, and does not scare worth Il cent.
The Alliance exchange at Dallas is
doing good work and promises TO do
more. The exchange may possibly run
too many lrOnE in the lire and let very
Important one grow cold. When il
comes TO cOrrallng the school book and
publishing business il goes little
farther than 1t is likely 10 fiDd profit
able.
The Times, of this city, as a special
pleaueT. has no supeTiOrs. Its attempt TO
white down the Macon and Richmond
speeches TO the line point OF democratic
InConsequenCe, Is as near success n
Was possible with the materials before
It. Unfortunately, like Paddy's plaster,
there was too much mustard for the
meat.
The trade report for the week ended
indicates a less volume Of business than
september fOreshadOwed, with better
collections than September yielded.
The stock market is slightly improved,
and the iron market slightly depressed
Heavy wool manufacturers find light
demand.
EMIN BEY is making peace with the
African chefs III the interior, making
oart loads Of money trading with the
native tribes, making good time keep
ing out OF StHnley's way, making quite
name for himself as wonderful piO-
neer and explorer and appears to be
making time generally.
JUDGE COOK was in his element, at
Houston, FIR day. He had a big batch
III maleiaCtOrs before him and melted ont
sky three yraTs OF penal service. The
sentences range from TWO years to
twenty-five and there were nine of
,nem. AS usual there WAS women
around. Lille DDggs went up for TWO
years, being lIgnI. fingered lass.
In THE face Of so much that has been
-aId concerning the Hoods of petitions
pouring in upon Governor OglesOy, for
me pardon OF the condemned anarchists.
he uews. comes rather staTtlingly, that
the governor has not received any pc
IItIOns save from themselves. The
people of this country do no appear TO
De AS anxious about the pardon Of these
bomb IhrOwers as has been made TO
appear.
a MURDERED man was shipped to the
Studt baker Bros, Indiana carriage fac
Tory, in a carriage crate billed from New
I Ork and pat on board train ut the
Adams street depot No clue to the
murder unless 1t be found In a res
1aurant check and a ticket TO glass
packers entertainment. Men leave life's
utaIen track and take the trail for the
undiscovered lands by many strange
paths.
HENRI WATTERSON is wOOing the star
eyed goddess 70 move presidential
numInatiOn around his way; or, in de-
iHuIt Of that, n vice presidential. II both
Of these fail, q United States senator
IMP would be acc pied with thanks
Henri is not In the line OF promotion,
and Will probably wait until his star
eyed deity wings her way eastward of
he sun and westward OF the moon and
returns. After that she may bear Henri
IN her piniOns TO the political paradise
on the Potomac, not before
The stOckmen who have noted the
success attending DR.. Carother's feed
ing processes in fhttening beef cattle
for market are preparing TO follow his
ieAd. here's millions in il, provided a
refrigerator be built in San Antonio and
II market created for dressed meat.
Texas has about reached the end of
profitable cattle shipment on hOOf. She
can ship dressed meat at good profit
10 the end Otthe chapter.
That matters are bilious between
Russia and Germany is no longer a
secret. That Russia is determined on
-Ome counter movement to cneckmate
the action OF Germany 10 forming her
AustrO-ltalian cOnfederacy is equally
certain. What that counter movement
Is likely to be, Blsmark would give his
old spurs to md out. but 1t Is quite
lkely that even the car himself is not
much better informed. Europe is on the
anxious seat.
Houston has very instructive case
OF u man mOnkGying with the sporting
buZz-saw. One Mendesohn bucked
against faro layout aud was laid out
for Sl5O. He complained TO the police,
was arrested Tor gambling, convicted on
hls own complaint and was fined $40 for
violation Of IN gambling laws. Served
him right. Had he won instead of lost
his Sl5O, he would have been the last
man TO have entered complaint. The
man who goes into a tigers den and
gets scratched should have no redress at
law against the tiger. He takes his
chances OF clipping the tigers claws or
getting scratched, and the law should
not muZZle the tiger and leave him
loose.
Ben BUTLER, who is in a very peculiar
ana lust sense, the attorney Of the poor,
for whom, like lngersOll, he is ALWAYS
ready 10 plead, has been before the su-
preme tribunal OF American Justice, to
plead for the condemned anarchists.
who, while demanding that the utmost
Clemency OF the courts be shown them